European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke on Wednesday before the European Parliament and officially presented her nominees for the new College of Commissioners and its program for the future.The names von der Leyen asked the EP to back include former Estonian Prime...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her proposal for the new Commission College on Tuesday. One candidate from each of the 27 member states received a portfolio to be in charge of for the next five years if confirmed by the European Parliament. But what message did...
The French government nominated Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne (pictured) on Monday to represent it in the European Union's College of Commissioners. The announcement follows the resignation of Commissioner for the Internal Market Theirry Breton, who resigned earlier today amid a...
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent on Thursday a diplomatic note to his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne and warned about potential attacks on his country's participants in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris."We continue to receive intelligence about the potential threat from Iranian...
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne told AFP on Wednesday that the time is not right for Paris to recognize the State of Palestine."Our position is clear – the recognition of a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France," Sejourne insisted. "This decision must be useful, that is to say allow a decisive...
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne (pictured) told his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz during a meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday that France intends to propose new sanctions against Iran at the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting in May.
"We...
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said during a visit to Lebanon on Sunday that "no one has any interest in Israel and Hezbollah continuing this escalation," adding that he will say the same to Israeli officials when he meets with them on Tuesday.
Sejourne added that France "refuses a...
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne will arrive in Lebanon on Sunday as the crisis in the Middle East continues. A spokesperson for Sejourne said the objective of his visit is to prevent the deterioration of the situation on the Israel-Lebanon border.
Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hamas...
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on Tuesday that his country is considering taking measures against Israel to compel it to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza by opening more crossings.
"There must be levers of influence and there are multiple levers, going up to sanctions...
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Monday that Paris has no desire to engage in discussions with Russian authorities at this moment because of the dissemination of inaccurate press releases and reports."It's not in our interest today to talk to Russian officials, since the press releases...
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